It's Only Fear

from Winter Soulstice by Sonus Umbra

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lyrics

What can I say?
Words can’t cross the gulf
That roars between souls turned
Strangers today
Sifting through the ashes for a spark
Lost in the dark
No guiding light
Like moths in flight
Angry words are spawned to fight
It’s a pantomime;
We’re each guilty of a crime
A broken rhyme
Scream, ‘cause it’s only fear
Sadness and wasted years
Keeps us breathing near…

Cold feet of clay
Drag across the graves of dreams
Raising ghosts that scream
Night and day
Lost inside this maze I make no sound
I could be found
By prying eyes
Pierce the lies
Past the mask it’s no surprise
I’m an empty shell
No soul for me to sell
I’m broke in hell
I scream, ‘cause it’s only fear
Of the knell that echoes in my ear
Keeps me buried here

Time wastes away
Ticking to the beat
Of strange déjà vu
And hearts gone astray
Beating out of synch our music plays
In disarray
Changing keys
Seconds freeze
Knuckles white on life’s trapeze
Still the music plays
Echoes of better days
Come through the haze
Drowned by the same old fear
Its voice whispers in my ear
Keeps me buried here

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from Winter Soulstice, released August 23, 2013
Words & Music: Luis Nasser

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Sonus Umbra Chicago, Illinois

We are a progressive rock band: currently geographically dispersed between Chicago and Abu Dhabi, but established in Mexico City, back in the 20th century. If you want to hear shadows made of sound, we invite you to join us, take the great fall inwards and listen. ... more

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